Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-14
EULOGTES ON BEECHER.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH CROWDED
Az TWO SERVICES.

Eccississticai Representatives OF Maps
Denominations Participate In the
Evening - Father McGlynn Sends ID
Eraternal Letter on the NobieDess Of
the Broad stand Taken by the Dead
Pkstor-Signs of Mourning Eschswsdl
NEW YORK, March 13.-The church On
Cranberry street, Brooklyn, made famous
throughout the whole civilized world by
the late Henry Ward Beecher and tLs
scene of his remarkable triumphs Of
eloquence and oratory, never presented q
more joyous and gay appearance than ID
did to-day. It was decorated more as for
May day festival instead of the occasion
of Plymouth's late pastors funeral
eulogy. The chief decorations OF this
church, where the body lay in state, had
been frightened by the addition OF freshly
cut roses, ,and the front OF the platform and
small desk, which served asA pulpit,
was also one mass Of beautiful roses.l
lilies, smilax and ferns. Not q sign OF
Grape could be seen anywhere, and eva
the ladies seemed to have conf0rmed %
their departed friends love of cheerfuls
ness by appearing in their brightest Co.'S
tunes. The edifce was crowded to its
fullest capacity, and when all the aisles
were ohoRed up the people even crowded
the platform steps almost TO the foot OF
the preacher.
Rev. S. 3. Halliday, Mr.. Beecher's as
sistant, who is at present in charge OF
the church, assisted the Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott in the conducting OF the seryicel
Rev. Abbott spokeiior over one hour, aud
the attention of tho audience was only
broken by the occasional sobbIng OF SONG
OF the church mem bers.
ALL DENOMINATIONS REPRESENTED.
The evening service in Plymouth
church was remarkable from the fact
that clergymen Of almost every enomi4
nation were present and spoke In eul0gy
OF the late Henry Ward Beecher. The
building was crowed to excess and the
vestbules we're utterly impossible both
in front and rear, and during the service
many people tainted and more than one
renamed where they swooned and could
not be carried out. Rev. IL. S. Halliday
conducted the services and read the fol
lowing letter from Rev. DIR. McGlynn1
The deposed priest OF ST. Stephens church,
New York:
Req, and Dear Jfy. HdNidrv:
] regret very much that | cannot be present
this evening at the meeting in Plymouth
church to honor the memory of the great pas
Tor AID to condole for the irreparable loss. [
must, therefore, content myself with saying
briefly in writing what should be glad to
say more fully ia speech. 1t is sign OF the
dawning OF the better day, for which the
world has So long yearned, that such meeting
should be possible. and that you and yours
should 30 earnestly desire the presence of
clergyman OF that church which seems so re-
mote-and too many would say so-and an
tasonistic 10 yours. Foremost in the work Of
hastening the coming Of the better day was
The great man whose death we mourn and
for whose work we give thanks. None other
20 we'll AS he taught the men and land of his
s~I.
iigIon, pure and indebted. in which
we all agree and TO mnImza
the differences that seem to separate us. ia
him was given To with clearer vision.
TO reveal with unequaed genius, and with
tlroiess energies to make common amHg
men the meaning Of Him who taught of old
o3 tho Mount, and by the ecu shore. the care
OF all religion 10 the brotherhood OF man. l.
cheerfully confoss that from Mr.. Beecher
learned from the fret cSfs of my u inislry.
a new tenderness and fullnesS
OF meaning in ''Our Father" and am glad
to be able here TO state that the theology of
the old church agrees with his IN this, that
the essence OF religion IL In cOmmunion with
God through love of Him Tor His own sake
and ia loving all men with the zest with
which we love ourselves. and that willis
sacrifice and sacrament, creed and ritual,
prayer and sermon and song may be. and are,
powerful helps and necessary man ifestaions
of this religion. which Is love. without 1t they
are but mockery and blasphemy. / thanks
fully count him among the masters from
whom have learned fuller meaning OF the
prayer, "Thy VIII be done on earth as IL is In
Heaven" He and other giants OF their time
have cleared the field and illuminated tho
way for higher progress, and helped us to
give more perfect assurance OF victory in tha
strife that Is now beginning. against
wider slavery than that against which
ne dealt his sturdy blows-the enslav-
ing OF The masses by the classeD-
and to cement union not merely
Of American states, cnt of the peo.
pies OF the world. Stimulated and eneour-
aged by his success, lel as take mp the burden
OF tho peoples wrongs. where his tired
shoulders bave laid iC down. and fight the
battle, II iieed be. anew. ill right snail come,
and we, rs the burden falls from our
shoulders and the weapons from our hands.
ehaii have nearer visiop than was given ia
him of the reign OF the Prince OF Peace. At
fectlonately and fraterDaly.
EDWARD McGLYSN.
The musical portion of the services wa.
very elaborate, and was rendered under
the supervision OF Gen HOratIO G.. King.
The speakers were DIR. Gunnlson, Uni .
versalist; Rabbi Wintner; Rev. b. HUM
st0n. Baptist; DR.. Agler. Methodist; Rev.
j. A. Funk. Lutheran; DIR. Lindsay Par.
ker, of Boston; DIR. Reed, Unitarian, and
Rev. e. -. Hall, Reformed Church. All
spoke In eulO9y of tue late pastor of Ply.
mouth church, and asserted their belief
that he was man whose breadth OF mind
entitled them to clam him as brother